Today was the day of reckoning we all knew must come eventually–the John Gardner Pass. Waking up once again to rain didn’t help get any of us motivated. The guys left around 8 a.m., wanting to give themselves as much time as possible. I, however, wanted to try waiting out the rain and went back [...]
I woke up earlier than most of the others in camp and went down to the lake again to take a few more pictures of the mountain in a different light. We left for Campamento Los Perros at a relaxed pace, knowing the walk shouldn’t be too difficult and would be only around 4 hours. [...]
My hope for dry socks in the morning was denied as I once again awoke to the pitter patter of rain drops on the tent. Fortunately I had another pair for the day and all my other belongings were dry. What fell as rain on our tents had left a beautiful covering of snow on [...]
Another rain shower greeted me in the morning. I wanted to make some good progress, but had no desire to pack up and set off in the rain. My lazier side won and I stayed in my sleeping bag until 10:30, thinking at one point I would spend another day there waiting out the rain. [...]
I left camp at 5:20 a.m., accompanied by Maggie and Rachelle, who lacked a headlamp. Along with several Israelis and catching up with a few others along the way, we formed a train, slowly clambering upwards over rocks and looking for trails. Looking upward, several white headlamp lights could be spotted along various points on [...]
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